Chisinau vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$2353
🏠 One person rent
$505
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$919
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
18
😀 Quality of life
57
63
🏙️ Population
639K
151K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 9% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6080th and 5660th ($892 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Moldova and Montenegro, respectively. Check Moldova vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 5665th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$6771

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$816
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1117
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$972
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1150
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$679
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$965
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1030
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1070
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1070
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1187
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$935
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$772
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$662
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1015
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$463
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$682
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$693
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$595
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$639
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$796
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$759
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$772
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$614
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$636
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$749
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$588
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$776
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$807
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$746
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$545
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$559
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$537
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1164
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$635
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$711
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1199
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$765
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$636
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1274